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Soft Machine: Same

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In December 1968, “Probe” label released the self titled, debut Soft Machine album. It was recorded April 1968, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chas Chandler and Tom Wilson. It was the first album ever recorded in “Record Plant Studios” and was engineered by the studio co-founder Gary Kellgren.

Personnel:

  • Mike Ratledge – Lowrey Holiday De Luxe organ, piano
  • Kevin Ayers – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano
  • Hugh Hopper – bass
  • Robert Wyatt – lead vocals, drums
  • The Cake – backing vocals
  • Byron Goto, Eli Allman, Henry Epstein – cover art

Track listing

  1. Hope for Happiness – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Brian Hopper
  2. Joy of a Toy – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge
  3. Hope for Happines (Reprise) – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Brian Hopper
  4. Why Am I So Short? – Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers, Hugh Hopper
  5. So Boot If At All – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
  6. A Certain Kind – Hugh Hopper
  7. Save yourself – Robert Wyatt
  8. Priscilla – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
  9. Lullabye Letter – Kevin Ayers
  10. We Did it Again – Kevin Ayers
  11. Plus Belle qu’une Poubelle – Kevin Ayers
  12. Why Are We Sleeping – Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge, Robert Wyatt
  13. Box 25/4 Ltd. – Mike Ratledge, Hugh Hopper

The Velvet Underground: Loaded

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On November 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Loaded”, the fourth Velvet Underground (The) studio album. It was recorded April–August 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan, Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Adrian Barber. In 2012,  “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loaded” at number 110 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Doug Yule – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, lead guitar, fuzz bass, drums, percussion
  • Sterling Morrison– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Maureen Tucker– vocals, drums
  • Adrian Barber– drums
  • Tommy Castagnaro – drums
  • Billy Yule– drums
  • Adrian Barber – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.

  1. Who Loves the Sun – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
  2. Sweet Jane
  3. Rock & Roll – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
  4. Cool It Down – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
  5. New Age
  6. Head Held High
  7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
  8. I Found a Reason
  9. Train Round the Bend
  10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin – Lou Reed, Doug Yule

Van Morrison: His Band And The Street Choir

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On November 15, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “His Band and the Street Choir”, the fourth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded March–July 1970, at the “A&R Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison –vocals, guitar, harmonica, tenor saxophone
  • John Platania– electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
  • Alan Hand – piano, Hammond organ, celeste
  • John Klingberg –bass
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) –drums, percussion, bass clarinet, backing vocals
  • Jack Schroer– soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones, piano
  • Keith Johnson –trumpet, Hammond organ
  • Judy Clay– backing vocals
  • Emily Houston– backing vocals
  • Jackie Verdell– backing vocals

The Street Choir

  • Larry Goldsmith
  • Janet Planet
  • Andrew Robinson
  • Ellen Schroer
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw)
  • Martha Velez
  • Dahaud Shaar – assistant producer
  • Elliot Scheiner– engineer, production coordinator
  • Dixon Van Winkle, Ed Anderson, Mark Harman, Richard Lubash – engineer assistant
  • Janet Planet – design
  • David Gahr– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Domino
  2. Crazy Face
  3. Give Me a Kiss (Just One Sweet Kiss)
  4. I’ve Been Working
  5. Call Me Up in Dreamland
  6. I’ll Be Your Lover, Too
  7. Blue Money
  8. Virgo Clowns
  9. Gypsy Queen
  10. Sweet Jannie
  11. If I Ever Needed Someone
  12. Street Choir

Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel

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On October 17, 2005, “Mute” label released “Playing the Angel”, the eleventh Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded January – July 2005, at “Sound Design” in  Santa Barbara, California;  “Stratosphere Sound” in New York City, and “Whitfield Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Hillier.  The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; 3 x Platinum in Russia by “NFPF”, and Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • Dave McCracken – piano, programming
  • Andrew Phillpott – programming
  • Christian Eigner– programming
  • Richard Morris – engineer, programming
  • Ben Hillier– engineer, mixing
  • Ki Rangnick – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Devin Workman – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Arjun Agerwala – engineer assistant
  • Nick Sevilla – engineer assistant
  • Rudyard Lee Cullers – engineer assistant
  • Steve Fitzmaurice– mixing
  • Emily Lazar– mastering
  • Sarah Register – mastering assistant
  • Anton Corbijn– art direction, cover design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore, except where noted.

  1. A Pain That I’m Used To
  2. John the Revelator
  3. Suffer Well – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  4. The Sinner in Me
  5. Precious
  6. Macro
  7. I Want It All – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  8. Nothing’s Impossible – Dave Gahan, Christian Eigner, Andrew Phillpott
  9. Introspectre
  10. Damaged People
  11. Lilian

Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union

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On October 6, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Grave Dancers Union”, the sixth Soul Asylum studio album. It was recorded May 1992, at “The Powerstation” and “River Sound” in New York City; “Pachyderm Discs” and  “Cannon Falls” in Minnesota, and “Cherokee Studios” in  Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn. The cover illustration is by Czech erotic art photographer Jan Saudek. In 1993, the album song “Runaway Trains” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Song”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Pirner– vocals, guitar, arranger, horn arrangements
  • Dan Murphy – vocals, guitar
  • Karl Mueller– bass
  • Grant Young– drums
  • Sterling Campbell– drums, percussion
  • Booker T. Jones III– organ, Hammond organ
  • Kraig Johnson,Gary Louris – backing vocals
  • Meridian String Quartet – strings
  • Sonny Kompanek – arrangements, conductor
  • Michael Beinhorn– celeste, glockenspiel, horn arrangements, arrangements,
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • Eric Anderson, Bruce Ross – additional engineering
  • David Michael Dill, Dan Gellert, Bill Smith – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • David Leonard– mixing
  • Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Pirner.

  1. Somebody to Shove
  2. Black Gold
  3. Runaway Train
  4. Keep It Up
  5. Homesick
  6. Get on Out
  7. New World
  8. April Fool
  9. Without a Trace
  10. Growing into You
  11. 99%
  12. The Sun Maid

 

Neil Young: Freedom

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On October 2, 1989, “Reprise” label released “Freedom” the eighteenth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded July 25, 1988–July 10, 1989, at “The Barn-Redwood Digital” in  Woodside, California; :Jones Beach” and “The Hit Factory” in  New York City, and was produced by Neil Young and Nico Botas.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young– vocals; acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano, mixing
  • Linda Ronstadt– vocals
  • Frank “Poncho” Sampedro – vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards
  • Ben Keith – vocals, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, alto saxophone
  • Tony Marsico– bass
  • Rick “The Bass Player” Rosas– bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Steve Lawrence –tenor saxophone
  • Larry Cragg –baritone saxophone
  • John Fumo– trumpet
  • Tom Bray – trumpet
  • Claude Cailliet –trombone
  • Dave Hewitt – recording
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • Tim Mulligan – recording, digital engineer
  • Harry Sitam – senior technical engineer
  • Dave Collins – digital editor
  • Doug Sax – digital mastering engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young, except where noted.

  1. Rockin’ in the Free World (live acoustic)
  2. Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I)
  3. Don’t Cry
  4. Hangin’ on a Limb
  5. Eldorado
  6. The Ways of Love
  7. Someday
  8. On Broadway – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  9. Wrecking Ball
  10. No More
  11. Too Far Gone
  12. Rockin’ in the Free World (electric)

 

 

Billy Joel: The Stranger

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On September 29, 1977, “Family Productions” label released “The Stranger” the fifth Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded July – August 1977, at “A&R Recording, Inc.” in New York City, and was produced by Phil Ramone. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Stranger” at number 70 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.  The album became Joel’s critical and commercial breakthrough, and remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Hong Kong by “IFPI Hong Kong”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and Diamond in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel– vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
  • Steve Khan– six and twelve string electric guitars, acoustic rhythm guitar, high string guitar
  • Hiram Bullock– electric guitar
  • Hugh McCracken– acoustic guitar
  • Steve Burgh – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Richard Tee– organ
  • Doug Stegmeyer– bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Richie Cannata– tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute, organ, tuba
  • Patrick Williams– orchestration
  • Phil Woods– alto saxophone
  • Phoebe Snow– backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Gwen Guthrie– backing vocals
  • Patti Austin– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
  2. The Stranger
  3. Just the Way You Are
  4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  5. Vienna
  6. Only the Good Die Young
  7. She’s Always a Woman
  8. Get It Right the First Time
  9. Everybody Has a Dream/The Stranger (reprise)

Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life

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On September 28, 1976, “Motown” label released “Songs in the Key of Life”, the eighteenth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1976: at “Crystal Sound” in Hollywood; “Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “Record Plant” in Sausalito;”The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Stevie Wonder. The original double vinyl album was released with a four-song bonus EP. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Song in the Key of Life” at number 57 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Diamond in the US by “RIIA”;

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica,  keyboards,  drums, arrangements, programming
  • Michael Sembello– guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
  • George Benson– vocals, guitar
  • G. “Snuffy” Walden– guitar
  • Dean Parks– guitar
  • Ben Bridges – guitar, sitar
  • Howard “Buzzy” Feiten– guitar
  • Ronnie Foster– organ
  • Herbie Hancock– keyboards, handclapping
  • Greg Phillinganes– keyboards
  • Nathan Watts– vocals, bass guitar, handclapping
  • Gary Olazabal – bass sound, engineer
  • Greg Brown – drums
  • Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
  • Carol Cole – percussion
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion
  • Raymond Maldonado – percussion
  • Carmelo Garcia – percussion, timbales
  • Renee Hardaway – vocals, percussion
  • Nelson Hayes – vocals, percussion, sound effects
  • Jim Horn– saxophone
  • Hank Redd – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Trevor Lawrence – tenor saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Glen Ferris – trombone
  • George Bohannon – trombone
  • Bobbi Humphrey– flute
  • Dorothy Ashby– harp
  • Deniece Williams– vocals
  • Minnie Riperton– vocals
  • Gary Byrd – vocals
  • Michael Wycoff– vocals
  • Larry Scott – sound effects
  • Jay Boy Adams – vocals
  • Nathan Alford, Jr. – percussion
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – percussion
  • Edna Orso – vocals, percussion
  • Marietta Waters – vocals, percussion
  • Colleen Carleton – vocals, percussion
  • Larry Latimer – vocals, percussion
  • Amale Mathews – vocals, percussion
  • Josette Valentino – vocals, percussion, handclapping
  • Charles Brewer – vocals, percussion, programming
  • Shirley Brewer – vocals, percussion, speaking part
  • John Fischbach – vocals, percussion, programming, engineer
  • Raymond Maldonado – percussion, trumpet
  • Henry America – vocals
  • Susie Fuzzell – vocals
  • Anthony Givens – vocals
  • Audrey Givens – vocals
  • Derrick Givens – vocals
  • Mildred Givens – vocals
  • Michael Lee Gray – vocals
  • Mimi Green – vocals
  • Susaye Greene Brown– vocals
  • Bhakta Gregory – vocals
  • John Harris – sound effects
  • Jeania Harris – vocals
  • Troy Harris – vocals
  • Terry Hendricks – vocals
  • Adrian Janes – vocals
  • Josie James – vocals
  • Calvin Johnson – vocals
  • Carol Johnson – vocals
  • Patricia Johnson – vocals
  • Madelaine Jones – vocals
  • Bhakta Kevin – vocals
  • Phillip Kimble – vocals
  • James Lambert – vocals
  • Linda Lawrence – vocals
  • Irma Leslie – vocals
  • Kim Lewis – vocals
  • Carl Lockhart – vocals
  • Gail Lockhart – vocals
  • Linda America – vocals
  • Baradras – vocals
  • Brenda Barnett – vocals
  • Khalif Bobatoon – vocals
  • Starshemah Bobatoon – vocals
  • Sudana Bobatoon – vocals
  • Berry Briges – vocals
  • Cecilia Brown – vocals
  • Jean Brown – vocals
  • Rodney Brown – vocals
  • Addie Cox – vocals
  • Agnideva Dasa – vocals
  • Duryodhana Guru Dasa – vocals
  • Jayasacinandana Dasa – vocals
  • Jitamrtyi Dasa – vocals
  • Vedavyasa Dasa – vocals
  • Cinmayi Dasi – vocals
  • Yogamaya Dasi – vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– vocals
  • Bhakta Eddie – vocals
  • Doe Rani Edwards – vocals
  • Jacqueline F. English – vocals
  • Ethel Enoex – vocals
  • Al Jocko Fann – vocals
  • Barbara Fann – vocals
  • Melani Fann – vocals
  • Shelley Fann – vocals
  • Tracy Fann – vocals
  • Carolyn Massenburg – vocals
  • ArticleMay – vocals
  • Charity McCrary– vocals
  • Linda McCrary-Campbell– vocals
  • Lonnie Morgan – vocals
  • Kim Nixon – vocals
  • Lisa Nixon – vocals
  • Larri Nuckens – vocals
  • Gwen Perry – vocals
  • Gregory Rudd – vocals
  • Rukmini – vocals
  • Yolanda Simmons – vocals, handclapping
  • Keith Slaughter – vocals
  • Rosona Starks – vocals
  • Dennis Swindell – vocals
  • Sundray Tucker – vocals
  • Gary Veney – vocals
  • Sheryl Walker – vocals
  • Mary Lee Whitney – vocals
  • Syreeta Wright– vocals
  • Michael Gray – vocals
  • Susaye Greene – vocals
  • William Moore – vocals
  • Aisha Morris – crying
  • Fountain Jones – programming
  • John Harris – programming
  • Don Hunter – programming, sound effects
  • David Henson – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Love’s in Need of Love Today – Stevie Wonder
  2. Have a Talk with God – Calvin Hardawa, Stevie Wonder
  3. Village Ghetto Land – Gary Byrd, Stevie Wonder
  4. Contusion – Stevie Wonder
  5. Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
  6. I Wish – Stevie Wonder
  7. Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder
  8. Pastime Paradise – Stevie Wonde
  9. Summer Soft – Stevie Wonder
  10. Ordinary Pain – Stevie Wonder
  11. Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
  12. Joy Inside My Tears – Stevie Wonder
  13. Black Man – Gary Byrd and Stevie Wonder
  14. Ngiculela – Es Una Historia – I Am Singing – Stevie Wonder
  15. If It’s Magic – Stevie Wonder
  16. As – Stevie Wonder
  17. Another Star – Stevie Wonder

Sonic Youth: Washing Machine

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On September 26, 1995, “DGC” label released “Washing Machine”, the ninth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded January – May 1995, at “Easley Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and “Mott and Greene Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and John Siket.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– vocals, guitar
  • Kim Gordon– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • Kim Deal– additional vocals
  • Lorette Velvette – additional vocals
  • Melissa Dunn – additional vocal
  • John Siket– recording, mixing
  • Davis McCain – engineer assistant
  • Doug Easley – engineer assistant
  • Phil Painson – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mike Mills – art direction
  • Lance Acord – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley except where noted.

  1. Becuz
  2. Junkue’s Promise
  3. Saucer-Like
  4. Washing Machine
  5. Unwind
  6. Little Trouble Girl
  7. No Queen Blues
  8. Party Lies
  9. Becuz Coda
  10. Skip Tracer – additional lyrics by Leah Singer
  11. The Diamond Sea

Weezer: Pinkerton

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On September 24, 1996, “DGC” label released “Pinkerton”, the second Weezer studio album. It was recorded September 1995, January–June 1996, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles; “Fort Apache Studios” in Boston; “Hollywood Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles; “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park; “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Matt Sharp.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards, xylophone
  • Brian Bell– guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums
  • Karl Koch – percussion
  • Joe Barresi– engineer
  • Billy Bowers– engineer
  • Jim Champagne – engineer
  • David Dominguez – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – engineer
  • Dave Fridmann– engineer
  • Rob Jacobs – engineer
  • Adam Kasper– engineer
  • Dan McLaughlin – engineer
  • Clif Norrell– engineer
  • Jim Rondinelli – engineer
  • Shawn Everett– engineer, mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig– engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Hiroshige– cover art
  • Janet Wolsborn – art assistant
  • Spike Jonze– photography
  • Karl Koch – webmaster

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. Tired of Sex
  2. Getchoo
  3. No Other One
  4. Why Bother?
  5. Across the Sea
  6. The Good Life
  7. El Scorcho
  8. Pink Triangle
  9. Falling for You
  10. Butterfly